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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT | 251.15 | "On the hill of Ranachan there is an ancient dun or fort about 80 yards in circumference" Origines Parochiales | ||
| LOWER RANACHAN | Lower Ranachan Lower Ranachan Lower Ranachan |
William Johnston Rental Mr. Ferguson |
251.15 | A farm house and Offices the property of the Duke of Argyll nearly ½ of a mile south west of this farmhouse, in an arable field is one of the Ancient standing stones it is round or pillar shaped, and about 6 feet in height. |
| RANACHAN HILL | Ranachan Hill Ranachan Hill Ranachan Hill |
Robert Temple Upper Ranachan William Johnston Lower Ranachan Mr. Ferguson. Head Clerk to Factor |
251.15 | A considerable sized hill on the summit of which are the remains of a Fort or of some ancient building surrounded on all sides, but the west by an outer wall, on the west by a precipitous rock. The Fort in its original state would appear to have been a built wall without mortar as a small portion of a wall distinctly traceable is yet to be seen about 2 or 3 feet in height. There is no tradition concerning it farther than what is ascribed to all others in the locality, that being the remains of a castle. |
| STANDING STONE | Standing Stone | William Johnston Rental Mr. Ferguson |
251.15 |
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9Plan 251.13 Parish of Campbeltown
Standing Stone & Fort - Old English font
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Ranachan Hill and Fort are part combined in Description as are Lower Ranachan and Standing Stone.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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